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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
 (Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
S
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1615151413131212121211111110106671277688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1331110610217586085904614393472792471941539496867385228476198228205
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		onononglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
1.66
3:20AM
1.81
3:36PM
1.73
4:01AM
1.85
4:19PM
1.79
4:43AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
0.37
8:58PM
0.28
9:28AM
0.30
9:42PM
0.21
10:11AM
0.24
10:28PM
0.16
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:47-------7:45-------7:44----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151717161414141415161514141414161822151313121111
Feels °C (?)141616141313131414151312121111131419108101099
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